i just use stencils and acrylic paint, screen printing is way to expensive for me.

and to dollsteak screen printing is the process of using a screen(micromesh kind of thing) to help transfer ink on to other mediums. You blank out everything that you dont want to show up on the screen then spread paint over the screen and the paint will go through the screen on to what ever surface you are putting it on. Almost all shirts professionally made are done in some variation of screen printing. Im sure wikipedia could give you a better explanation though.

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Anyways, I don't screen print. However, I have a story. My old best-friend dropped out of high-school in the third quarter of his senior year so that he could spend all day (instead of only half) smoking pot and having sex with his underage girlfriend. Then he got her pregnant. Now he is 20, a father with a 17 year old girlfriend, and works ridiculous hours screen printing t-shirts at a t-shirt factory.

Anyways, I don't screen print. However, I have a story. My old best-friend dropped out of high-school in the third quarter of his senior year so that he could spend all day (instead of only half) smoking pot and having sex with his underage girlfriend. Then he got her pregnant. Now he is 20, a father with a 17 year old girlfriend, and works ridiculous hours screen printing t-shirts at a t-shirt factory.

Anyways, I don't screen print. However, I have a story. My old best-friend dropped out of high-school in the third quarter of his senior year so that he could spend all day (instead of only half) smoking pot and having sex with his underage girlfriend. Then he got her pregnant. Now he is 20, a father with a 17 year old girlfriend, and works ridiculous hours screen printing t-shirts at a t-shirt factory.

Anyways, I don't screen print. However, I have a story. My old best-friend dropped out of high-school in the third quarter of his senior year so that he could spend all day (instead of only half) smoking pot and having sex with his underage girlfriend. Then he got her pregnant. Now he is 20, a father with a 17 year old girlfriend, and works ridiculous hours screen printing t-shirts at a t-shirt factory.

Completely empty that you do not want to appear on the screen, then spread the paint on the screen and paint will pass through the screen surface that everything is put on. Almost all the shirts are professionally made of silk made ​​some changes.

Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support a series of ink lock. attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printed materials that can be pressed through a sieve as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate.

The ink you're using is water based ink. There aren't many differences between that and acrylic paint, except for the viscosity. Generally, water-based ink tends to be less opaque. You can try getting higher quality water based ink, and that may help with the issue.

There is another type that's more plastic based, and I think it's called plastisol ink. However, plastisol ink is pretty much professional grade only. You can only get it in large quantities, and while the results are fantastic, getting there is the hugest, most toxic pain in the ass.

Water based ink is nontoxic, but plastisol ink IS toxic. It doesn't come off with soap and water, only with special chemicals. You aren't supposed to use either the ink or the cleaner in a non-ventilated area, and you're probably not supposed to wash it down the sink because it'll cause some sort of a nuclear disaster. I tried to use it once and it was the biggest waste of time and money because I just didn't have the resources. Also, if you're doing it DIY, the plastisol ink will most likely clog and ruin your screen.

So, water based = easier, less toxic, cheaper. Plastisol = pain in the ass, toxic--generally you should only use plastisol if you have a screen printing studio and know what you're doing. For this reason, I stick with water based.

edit: Also sometimes with inks, when you first print the ink isn't bright, but once it dries and is heat set it starts to become brighter and more opaque. I did prints on black with yellow and once they were heat set they looked awesome. check it:

The ink you're using is water based ink. There aren't many differences between that and acrylic paint, except for the viscosity. Generally, water-based ink tends to be less opaque. You can try getting higher quality water based ink, and that may help with the issue.

There is another type that's more plastic based, and I think it's called plastisol ink. However, plastisol ink is pretty much professional grade only. You can only get it in large quantities, and while the results are fantastic, getting there is the hugest, most toxic pain in the ass.

Water based ink is nontoxic, but plastisol ink IS toxic. It doesn't come off with soap and water, only with special chemicals. You aren't supposed to use either the ink or the cleaner in a non-ventilated area, and you're probably not supposed to wash it down the sink because it'll cause some sort of a nuclear disaster. I tried to use it once and it was the biggest waste of time and money because I just didn't have the resources. Also, if you're doing it DIY, the plastisol ink will most likely clog and ruin your screen.

So, water based = easier, less toxic, cheaper. Plastisol = pain in the ass, toxic--generally you should only use plastisol if you have a screen printing studio and know what you're doing. For this reason, I stick with water based.

edit: Also sometimes with inks, when you first print the ink isn't bright, but once it dries and is heat set it starts to become brighter and more opaque. I did prints on black with yellow and once they were heat set they looked awesome. check it:

holy shit! i thought this thread died 2 years ago lol. well since my last post i would like to update. i have my own press and am in the midst of getting the resources to start printing out of my apartment. now to correct you molly i would like to say basically everything is ok to go down the drain. its the clumpy shit like emulsion residue or some plastisol that gets in the drain and thats what causes the problem. secondly plastisol will never dry or clog your screen in order for that to happen it would have to reach 320degrees F for it to cure into the screen. waterbased drys/clogs in the screen.

but in the next few months if anyone wants bootleg shirts, shirts for you bandor whatnot, let me know. i'm your man.